Gyeongbokgung Palace

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The most beautiful autumn If I had to choose a place I would most like to go to in autumn, it would be Seongbuk and Jongno estuary. Among them, the banks of Gyeongbokgung Palace are the best season to imagine the spectacle of Joseon. The colors of autumn that you enjoy walking around the palace are truly fantastic. If I were to pick the most beautiful city organization where the past and the present coexist, I would say this without a doubt. - A country with high cultural power: City - Walking through Gwanghwamun Square, you can see the low and majestic Gwanghwamun through the forest of high-rise buildings. If land is expensive in Seoul, this is the yolk land in the center and in the middle of Seoul, and this is the root of our nation. Gyeongbokgung Palace, built in the 5th year of King Taejo in 1396. It was a place for the king to conduct business and compete with his subjects, and it was also the residence of the king and queen. In Sejong, a work space was created for the queen, called Gyotaejeon, to handle important tasks as the national mother. Considering the present, the 'Blue House' is the same as the character of this space in the past. And Gyeongbokgung Palace is still in the middle of Seoul with its appearance intact. It sits solemnly in the middle of the splendid forest of buildings in the city of Seoul, holding the center of it, and makes us not forget our roots. And its beautiful appearance attracts many people from all over the world to visit and interest, and promotes its beauty so widely that it appears in advertisements for some famous cosmetic companies. - In my opinion, Gyeongbokgung Palace is the most special urban organization in Seoul. When you think of European cities, there are new buildings built along the spaces that have existed since the Middle Ages or the Renaissance, but the entire complex is not surrounded by tall and splendid modern buildings like Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. If you look north from Gwanghwamun Square, you can see a relatively low-rise old building in the land, and on the contrary, if you look south from the palace, you can see a strangely modern city scene. The Forbidden City in Beijing, China, is a completely different context. - Such Gyeongbokgung Palace is an attractive space that many people visit even today, but Gyeongbokgung Palace is not actually built in the Joseon Dynasty. This palace was burned down during the Japanese Invasion of Korea and was rebuilt. Due to the Japanese colonial rule, the location of Gwanghwamun was rebuilt off the axis of Hanyang, and the Japanese government-general blocked our palace. After liberation, the palace was damaged during the Korean War, and the government-general destroyed the palace and restored it. The location of Gwanghwamun was also put back in the same place in Joseon. The present Gyeongbokgung Palace is shining in the middle of Seoul, but it is a strong space that has survived countless storms and wars. In the meantime, it was possible because there were countless people who worked hard to keep the example of our people, and this is a testament to how important this space is to our people. - To that extent, the first image that comes to mind when thinking about 'Seoul' is the appearance of this Gwanghwamun Square. Due to the nature of the peninsula, we are a nation that has been destroyed and resurrected in countless wars and invasions from foreign powers. In the meantime, the spaces of the past have been torn down rather than kept for survival, and few remain, but now, the spaces have been restored to solidify their presence in the modern city of Seoul. The words of the leaders of the past who dreamed of “the most Korean is the most global” and “a country with high cultural power” are now becoming the strength of Korea. As space is a box that reflects the culture of that era, today's space has a special meaning. - The city of Seoul stretches out like a branch around this 'Gyeongbokgung Palace'. The power of our culture can now be easily felt in every corner of the city. The Korean thing is here. Those special scenes that the city shows are our strength and our example. With the words “there is no future for a nation that has forgotten the past”, we end today’s story. With this article, the six-month story of the city with the #Seoul Museum of Architecture and Urbanism has come to an end. - I wrote an article about Gyeongbokgung Palace to send a meaningful greeting to the readers through the last story. It is said that when King Taejo planned this palace, Jeong Do-jeon took its name from a poem that said, “I am already drunk and already full from the virtues, the gentleman will help you with great blessings for the rest of your years.” As it has the meaning of 'great blessing', I am sending my greetings to all those who are exhausted from the battle against the disease in 2020, hoping that next year will bring good luck. “May everyone be blessed.” I will never forget that it was thanks to the readers that I was able to finish the story of this city safely. thank you. Also, I would like to express my gratitude to the Seoul Museum of Urbanism and Architecture, who worked hard together on this great opportunity. - Location _ Gyeongbokgung Palace